Community Center “Georgi Todorov 1885” Belitsa

G. Todorov National Chitalishte in the town of Belitsa dates back to 1885, as an educational circle “Dawn” with 20 volumes of literature brought by Belitsa residents who participated in the Bulgarian militia. Since 16.08.1908 the Chitalishte has its Statute, Board of Trustees and Inspection Commission registered in the Samokov diocese.
Since its founding, the Chitalishte in Belitsa, as a public institution working for and with its community, through its various forms of work – libraries for children and adults, schools and clubs, fairy tales and parties, lectures, local rites and customs, singing and dance folklore groups, public formations, etc. , is the natural and the only spiritual center on the territory of the town of Belitsa and the municipality in which children, youth and elderly people from all social, health and ethnic strata of the population are attracted.
Chitalishte “Georgi Todorov” works in its own building, which is located in the center of Belitsa and there are 2 of them. libraries with departments for adults / 34 872 volumes of literature / and for children / 8 250 volumes of literature / located in separate rooms with a common fund of 43 132 volumes of literature /. The library performs the role of a central chitalishte library, which distributes the library materials for chitalishtes from the municipality. The community center employs 5 amateur amateur folklore and vocal groups. circle, 3 music schools, 1 folk dance ensemble, 1 pc. theater group for local rites and customs. Museum collection located in its own modern building / the only one along the upper Mesta river, with six departments: archeology, revival, ethnography, art gallery, new Belitsa, exhibition-bazaar by locals.
The Chitalishte in the town of Belitsa is a main factor in the development of the local culture and education and receiving information. It has a huge potential to help meet certain cultural and educational needs and to strengthen civic participation. Chitalishte “Georgi Todorov-1885” in the years of transition has become an important factor for social change. With its status of a self-governing cultural and educational association performing not only local and regional but also state tasks in the field of culture, education and sustainable development of tourism, the opportunity for real self-government and civic participation has been ensured. The numerous events that the Chitalishte organizes are not closed only for its members and amateurs, but for people of all ages and social status. We expect these approaches to change its appearance more and more with its modernization / modernly renovated, renovated and attractive building, traditional and new forms of work for the benefit of the community / need to strengthen the chitalishte activity. This complements the services offered and diversifies its activities with new initiatives. The inclusion of the Chitalishte in the implementation of services in the social sphere helps to introduce the initiative “Lifelong Learning”, which complements the content of the new mission of the Chitalishte.
Aiming to maintain and implement its traditional and new forms of work for the benefit of society, the board of trustees and the team of the Chitalishte pay serious attention to the younger generations by implementing educational programs, book meetings, health talks, interactive games, educational and entertainment initiatives. tourism development and environmental protection. Involvement of more children and young people for their active participation in the life of the settlement.
Chitalishte “Georgi Todorov-1885” works in partnership with national and international governmental and non-governmental organizations and departments, cultural and educational institutions, local authorities, business, striving to implement and build on good practices and initiatives to expand the range of activities in public importance areas and priority areas. In its structure are the historical museum and the tourist information center. The Chitalishte is a major factor in the development of tourism.